BCSP NFL PLAYERS of the WEEK for Games of November 10 - 14, 2016

Former Black College Performers In Pro Football

• Antoine Bethea SF/Howard Leads Niners but falls short vs. Arizona USA Today NFL Photo WILLIAM HAYES: LA • Ryan Smith Rams DE and former RECOVERED!:San Francisco 49ers CB Keith Reaser (27) tackles Tampa Bay/NCCU WSSU standout gets a Arizona Cardinals wide receiver J.J. Nelson (14) as he fumbles the Rookie returns kicks sack and three tackles football and San Francisco 49ers strong safety Antoine Bethea (41, for Buccaneers in win over NY Jets. HOWARD) recovers during the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Nov. 13, 2016, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin) BCSP NFL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK For games of November 10 - 14, 2016

OFFENSE – ISAIAH CROWELL, RB, Cleveland (3rd year, ALABAMA STATE) - Nine carries for 23 yards and three receptions for 30 yards in 28-7 loss to Baltimore.

DEFENSE – WILLIAM HAYES, DE, LA Rams (9th season, WINSTON-SALEM STATE) - Three solo tackles including one sack in 9-6 win over the NY Jets.

– ANTOINE BETHEA, S, San Francisco (11th season, HOWARD) - Led 49ers with seven solo tackles and two assists in 23-20 loss to Arizona. Also had one fumble recovery and a 5-yard return.

SPECIAL TEAMS - ERIC WEEMS, WR/KR, Atlanta (10th season, BETHUNE-COOK- MAN) - Three kickoff returns for 72 yards (24.0 average) with a long return of 28 yards. Also returned one punt for 9 yards in 24-15 loss to Philadelphia.

OTHER TOP PERFORMANCES SPECIAL TEAMS RYAN SMITH, DB/KR, Tampa Bay (1st season, NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL) - One kickoff return for 22 yards in 36-10 win over Chicago. OFFENSE NA DEFENSE – JOE THOMAS, LB, Green Bay (2nd season, SOUTH CAROLINA STATE) - Two solo tackles and three assists in 47-25 loss to Tennessee. – CHRIS BAKER, DT, Washington (5th season, HAMPTON) - One solo tackle, one assist in 26- 20 win over Minnesota. – JAVON HARGRAVE, DT, Pittsburgh (1st season, SOUTH CAROLINA STATE) - One solo tackles in 35-30 loss to Dallas. – JUSTIN DURANT, LB, Dallas (10th season, HAMPTON) - Two solo tackles in 35-30 win over Pittsburgh. – RODNEY GUNTER, DT, Arizona (2nd season, DELAWARE STATE) - One assisted tackle in 23-20 win over San Francisco. – DOMINIQUE RODGERS-CROMARTIE, CB, NY Giants (9th season, TENNESSEE STATE) - One solo tackle and one assist in 21-20 win over Cincinnati.

CLOSING IN!: Los Angeles Rams defensive end William Hayes (95, WINSTON-SALEM STATE) closes in on NY Jets quarterback Bryce Petty in the Sunday, Nov. 16 NFL game in New York.

CORRALED!: Los Angeles Rams defensive end William Hayes (95, WINSTON-SALEM STATE) completes the sack of NY Jets quarterback Bryce Petty in the Sunday, Nov. 16 NFL game in New York. The sack was the first of the season for Hayes.